Volunteer mentoring
We recruit, train and support adult volunteers to mentor young people in need of early help, offering time and space to explore difficulties and follow their positive interests
Helping young people feel safe, feel heard and feel hopeful for their future
How we help
Mentoring Plus supports young people in Bath & NE Somerset who are facing challenges. We help 5-25 year olds feel connected through award-winning mentoring schemes, youth clubs and inspiring activities programmes in our community.
Shoulder to shoulder - our young people celebrate 25 years of Mentoring Plus
Our young people say it best! Mentees created this short film to celebrate 25 years of mentors standing shoulder to shoulder with young people. Three minutes of pure gold...
Become a mentor
Our volunteer mentors come from all walks of life, all age groups (over 21) and all life experiences. They are all kind, reliable, committed to a year-long mentoring relationship, and enjoy getting out and about with their mentee, following the young person’s interests and trying new things around our county. We always need our next cohort of mentors and provide full training at intervals throughout the year.
Learn new skills
As well as the rewards of making a difference to a young person needing support, volunteer mentors tell us they have learned confidence, listening and communications skills, self-knowledge and lots about what’s going on in our community. Lots return to mentor again, and some make a career change as a result.
Our impact
600
Hours of mentoring sessions
30
New mentors
220
Youth Club Hours at Riverside Youth Hub
Charity places availiable for the Bath Half 2023
Join team Mentoring Plus and run the Bath Half 2023 to raise vital funds for us which will help us to keep on providing our services for children and young people in Bath. Send us a message to register your place.
News
Bath 5k Map Launch
Join us on World Mental Health Day, Tuesday the 10th of October, for a 5k walk from the map with Off the Record and Annie Legge who developed the map as a tool to build community, encourage access to the outdoors and enable more time offline to support mental health and wellbeing. It has been beautifully illustrated by Bath Based illustrator Ellie Shipman.
Find out more at bath5kmap.org
Celebration Event
We’d love our community to join us at Riverside Youth Hub to enjoy an exhibition of our young people’s creativity, plus a chance to join in with some communal art, activities, refreshments and fun. We’ll be introducing Shoulder to Shoulder, a short film made by our mentees and youth club members.
Let us know your coming by registering here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebration-event-25-years-shoulder-to-shoulder-with-young-people-tickets-629160916237.
